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ArtiQ Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I'd rather you not invite

CAn you say: I'd rather you not invite him to the party?
  

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ArtiQ CAn you say: I'd rather you not invite him to the party? No, it's wrong. Would rather must be followed by a bare infinitive, wich means, without TO.

— Rafaelinrio

  • ArtiQ CAn you say: I'd rather you not invite him to the party?
  • No, it's wrong.
  • Would rather must be followed by a bare infinitive, wich means, without TO.
  • e.
  • I'd rather go to the beach than to the club.
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ArtiQCAn you say: I'd rather you not invite him to the party?

No, it's wrong. Would rather must be followed by a bare infinitive, wich means, without TO.

i.e. I'd rather go to the beach than to the club.

I'd rather have Brazilian barbecue than Japanese food.


In this case most natives would say: I wish you didn't i
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rafaelinrio
ArtiQCAn you say: I'd rather you not invite him to the party?

No, it's wrong. Would rather must be followed by a bare infinitive, wich means, without TO.

i.e. I'd rather go to the beach than to the club.

I'd rather have Brazilian barbecue than Japanese food.

In this case most natives
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I beg to disagree.
I´ve heard this construction a lot in the USA ( I´d rather you not mention it, for example).
It is grammatically correct to say: ´´I´d rather you didn´t invite him to the party´´, though. After ´´I´d rather you´´ past simple is used.
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ArtiQI'd rather you not invite him to the party?
Perfect. No problem. All of these types of expressions are followed by the base form of the verb.

I'd rather you not / I'd rather he not / I'd rather they not / ...

I'd rather she not invite me.
I'd rather they not find me here.
I'd rather you not wai
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CJ,

Are both forms used in USA?

I'd rather you didn't do that.
I'd rather you not do that.

Thanks
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